DEED


Allen DeBerry
to
President Presley
29 August 1872
 

Submitted by Trish Gannon
 

 

 Madison County, Tennessee
Deed book 31, pp 311-312

29 August 1872

State of Tennessee, Madison County

For and in consideration of seventy-five dollars ($75) cash to me in hand paid, I Allen DeBerry have this day bargained and sold and do by these presents transfer and convey unto President Presley the following described tract or parcel of land lying and being in the 7^th Civil District Madison County Tennessee and bounded as follows, to wit. Beginning at a Stake, hickory pointer 4 poles south of Jno. A. Green’s Northeast corner, runs thence east 62 poles 12 links to a stake persimmon pointer, thence north 26 poles to a stake thence West (13) thirteen poles to a stake and two Black Oak pointers on said Presley’s line, thence South (22) twenty poles to a stake, thence west with said Presley’s line 49 poles and 12 links to Jno. Al Greer said northeast corner, thence south 4 poles to the beginning, containing 3 acres and 55 poles, more or less. To have and to hold the same unto the said President Presley his heirs and assigns forever together with all the appurtenances, title and interest (???) to belonging. And I the said Allen DeBerry do hereby covenant and bind himself, his heirs and representatives to forever warrant and defend the title to said parcel of ground against the lawful claims of all persons whosoever and that I am lawfully seized of said tract of land and bargained premises and have a good right to sell and convey it, and that the same is unencumbered.

Witness my hand this 29^th day of August, 1872

Allen DeBerry (signed)

(witnessed and certified)

  

Recorded Aug 4, 1873